Denverchick1983

I am so excited because I was starting to get worried. The University of Colorado Health Science Center was my first choice. If anyone has gone through the program or has any advice please let me know. Congradulations to everyone else too!

There are a lot of busy NICU's in Denver. Have you tried St. Joseph Hospital? It is one of the busiest hospitals for Mom/Baby. I know most hospitals want nurses to work in the Mom/Baby unit before going to NICU if they do not have experience and then...

Actually this is the official cost per credit, you can link onto the website. http://www2.uchsc.edu/son/sonweb.asp?section=education&LNav=education/LNav/educationLNav.asp&content=education/content/tuition_and_fees.htm However, now there is th...

Some call us the "grim reapers" :) ... anyways, I also suggest not buying the scrub pants from the school, they are overpriced and fit horribly. The shop across the school on 9th avenue has some nice black scrub pants for around 15.00 and they are a ...

I am in the traditional 2 year program at UCHSC, but I can share what I know- students in the accelerated program will graduate after 19 months. From what I hear it is difficult but definitely do-able and less difficult than a 1 year program. We are ...

I will try to answer your question :) but it really depends on how you study and also what is going on that week in class. I am in a BSN program where you complete pre-reqs then 2 years of nursing school, I have gotten A's in all my nursing courses. ...

I am a student at the University of Colorado Health Science Center- there is not a waitlist, but is competitive. You can check their website for details on admissions and pre-requisites. No letters of recommendation needed mostly just transcripts and...

Our school requires the school uniform...which is black scrubs and top with logo, I guess they are ok but people do call us the "grim reapers"

So, I recently switched career paths to enter nursing- I am hoping to enter an accelerated nursing program. I was reading some previous posts- I had no idea that the waitlists were so long at schools!! I really wanted to get in next year- I applied...

Hey girl! I found out last week that I got accepted to UCHSC too :) I am also trying to find out more info about the program. UCHSC is the only school I applied to - so unless I change my life path- I will most likely start in June in the traditiona...

Hi- I can try to help- I have lived about 15 minutes west of Denver for pretty much my whole life! I am not an RN YET but will be someday. As for life in Colorado- most people really enjoy it here- the weather can be a little crazy sometimes because...

I will be getting a B.S. in biology in May- I was interested in different BSN programs but most were too expensive so I will probably be staying in-state and living with my parents here in Denver. I applied to only one BSN program here but I was abou...

Also - it helps if you can shadow a nurse or do some volunteer work. Schools want to know that you have an understanding of the nursing profession. Plus most schools require an essay asking why you chose to go into nursing. It is a good idea to have ...

I was wondering how difficult it is to obtain a nursing license in other states? Maybe I am just confused- but don't states have different requirements? Are there tests that travel nurse have to take or is it just a matter of paperwork?

You should check out a book called "Burn Unit" I can get the author if you are interested- I was absolutely amazed by how much responsibility burn unit nurses have- there are so many factors involved with burns such as dehydration, infection, body te...

Actually, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do until I was halfway through my junior year! I thought I wanted to apply to medical school but realized my heart was set on nursing- so that left me with about 4 pre-requisites that I needed to complete. I a...

Hi Ladyraider, To answer one of your questions- there are a lot of programs that are geared towards students who already have a bachelor degree- they are called accelerated RN programs. They usually last anywhere from 1 year- 18 months. There are som...

I took my statistics course online and it was great. I don't know if you are looking for another school but the school I took it at is www.cuonline.edu they have a list of courses that they do online and Intro to Statistics should be one. Also, I kno...

Hi everyone, This is my last semester before I start nursing school- I find out in March (ahhh) this semester I'm taking microbiology, nutrition, developmental psychology, intro to sociology and a ballroom dance class, I also signed up for immunology...

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it! So about how many people are in classes with you? Do you go every day? What hours? Also, I was wondering what hospitals you all do your clinicals in- I would love to work in a children's hospital - do you know ...

So, I recently switched career paths to enter nursing- I am hoping to enter an accelerated nursing program. I was reading some previous posts- I had no idea that the waitlists were so long at schools!! I really wanted to get in next year- I applied...